Etymology Explorer › Nauna

Where does “ina” come from?

ina (Nauna) comes from Proto-Oceanic ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Austronesian ina.

ina (Nauna): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicina—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianina—
3Proto-Austronesianina—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →